"Little Madam. Big Madam has come."
At those words, Winter's expression wrinkled and he walked over and opened the door.
Catherine, who was standing right in front of him, looked surprised.
"Winter?"
"I don't know, but even if you are a mother, isn't it rude to come to the bedroom without saying a word?"
"If it's rude to come to my daughter-in-law's place, it's okay to be a little rude."
Catherine spoke in the characteristic, charming tone she often used to her son, and looked at Violet coming up behind Winter.
"Violet, we need to talk. For what you asked for."
"Of course,"
Then Winter, who was looking at the two people in turn, asked in confusion.
"Is there a story I shouldn't have?"
"Yes. It's a story that should only be told between the two of us."
"Are you trying to talk about alimony?"
If they had to talk about anything other than himself, the only thing he could think of was alimony. Violet said, pushing Winter's back.
"It's a secret. After we finish talking, I will go to your place. Are you okay?"
"It's close to the villa, so come to the lab. I will show you around as a courtesy. Lulu knows the location."
"Okay."
Violet nodded.
After Winter left, Violet led Catherine into the parlor.
Catherine thought her son's house was smaller than expected, but the garden visible through the glass wall of the drawing room made her realize she was mistaken.
In this fantastic season of May, it was clear that this place would henceforth become the center of the capital's social scene. Everyone will want to come here, and everyone will be proud of having come here.
The huge garden created by famous designers combined with Violet's tastes to create a more beautiful place than Catherine had ever seen in her life.
Catherine said, looking at the garden.
"It would be a waste to leave a garden like this alone. If you get divorced, this house won't be yours anymore, so throw a party now."
After listening to her quietly, Violet took a sip of tea and asked quietly.
"I'll think about it. What did you decide to do about the title?"
"I won't change my mind, I can't give the title to anyone else but my son. But my husband was different. Since Winter is the eldest son, he can fully inherit. After all, he is his biological child."
"You haven't reached an agreement."
"Yes. It's a serious matter."
Violet was lost in thought for a moment.
The Duke and Duchess of Blooming must have been determined to bide their time. It is thought that after divorce and remarriage, Violet's interest will gradually move away from Winter's title.
Violet opened her mouth again with a dark face.
"If you don't make a decision quickly, I will report it to the capital newspaper. You two gave me medicine."
"There is no evidence."
"There are witnesses. Besides, there will be a big problem at social events between the two of you."
Catherine's hand holding the glass trembled with anger at Violet's calm words. She asked, lifting her chin.
"Do you think my son will continue to take your side?"
"..."
Violet couldn't answer for a moment and closed her mouth. Then Catherine smiled and continued her words.
"If you keep insisting on the title, I will no longer be able to love my son. No. It would be a good idea to consider excommunicating him from the family."
Violet's eyes widened at the unexpected excommunication.
"You mean excommunication? How much has Winter been for the two of you so far?"
"But now he's not giving us anything. If he can't do anything for us, there's no reason for us to consider him our own."
Violet felt her heartbreak at her words.
For Catherine, it was a fact that would never change that Winter was not her biological child.
Winter's biological mother was not much different from Catherine. At least Catherine was able to give Winter the title of son of a noble family. Moreover, it may have been fake, but it also gave Winter a tenderness that he felt was love.
So she says that Winter may be perverse, but her positive personality may not be, but she is not pessimistic.
"How... How can you say something like that? Winter truly loved and devoted himself to the two of you."
"So, if you don't show unnecessary greed, won't our trust be preserved?"
Her words filled Violet with disgust. It felt like the air was getting thinner, so she just hoped that this would end quickly. Regardless of her condition, Catherine looked at Violet's envelope, which she had been concerned about earlier, and asked.
"Anyway, what was in there?"
"... Winter said it was alimony."
Catherine snorted, wondering how much money was in the envelope.
"You know how much my son loves money. He won't just hand over the alimony to you. Whether it is Heston or Lawrence, they will use it to make a profit by paying where necessary."
"No. Winter is not that type of person. You don't know anything about your son."
"I don't understand what you know about my son after running away for over a year."
"Mother has never cared about your son in your life, so you probably don't know as much as I do."
Since she was thinking of getting a divorce, there was no hesitation in calling Catherine names or speaking to her.
Catherine looked at Violet as if her heart was breaking. Then Violet took out the documents from the envelope and unfolded them as if showing pride.
"I received a villa."
"... You mean the northern villa?"
"Yes."
Catherine's expression turned white at that fact. Since last year, Winter has been trying to kill Diev whenever he sees him. He calmly kicked Diev out of the Blooming family and sent him to live in his mother's house, but the Blooming family, who had become completely dependent on Winter financially, could not say anything about it. And Diev was going on a rampage, accusing him of being obsessed with his wife, so they thought it would be better to stay away for now until Winter's anger subsided.
The fact that Winter, who had been so cruel to his younger brother, handed over the villa to his wife without a fight was a huge shock. Catherine struggled to return to her usual soft self and spoke firmly.
"Anyway, I will try to reach an agreement, but I will not make any concessions. Just you know."
"All right."
Catherine continued, looking towards the garden with eyes full of interest.
"Now that I'm here, I want to take a look at the garden."
"Do that way."
"I need to figure out where to put the table. I'll give you some advice when we have a party later, Violet."
Catherine said with a smile and headed toward the garden. Even before her divorce, Catherine seemed to be very interested in this place as her special party space.
Like some children born into privilege, she had a sense of superiority that wealth and power had specially chosen her. Therefore, there was an inherent belief that the wealth and power of this mansion were also naturally hers. The bad thing was that it was a force that prevented her from having them.
Ash was exactly that, so Violet could almost certainly know what Catherine was thinking.
Violet felt heartbroken and wanted to meet Winter as soon as possible.
She said to Jen right away.
"Jen, I want to visit my husband, but today. Would you please take care of my grooming?"
"Because you care? What happened?"
"I guess I want to pay attention to my husband as he goes to work."
"Ah! Don't worry."
Jen answered excitedly.
***
The director of the Airship Research Institute said, pointing to the twenty-third completed manned airship.
"We will ensure that no more pilots lose their lives. We are putting all our efforts into emergency escape systems!"
"What does that matter? Speed and flight time are important."
"Isn't the pilot's safety also important?"
"Not at all."
The director was convinced that the CEO was a man without blood or tears and had no regard for human rights.
He said trembling with fear.
"With the news that the CEO has taken over our research center, the number of people volunteering to become pilots has increased tremendously thanks to the money."
This is a world where money reigns supreme.
"I'll ride it."
"Yes?"
The director paused. Winter continued.
"I will ride. No one trained as a pilot as diligently as me."
"It's not that the CEO diligently trained as a pilot it's just that your physical condition was so superior that you passed everything in one go."
"Either that or that. Do you know how hard I worked to be born like this?"
The director frowned at his joke and then asked because he didn't understand.
"So, sincerely, Mr. CEO... Are you saying you want to get on the airship?"
"Yes. I'm serious about riding it."
"Why, why?"
"To feel the thrill."
Winter shrugged his shoulders, took all the files of pilot applicants from his file and put them in the trash can.
"Keep it a secret."
"CEO!"
The director was embarrassed and called him, but Winter left the director's office without giving any further explanation.
"What kind of emergency escape is emergency escape?"
He lost his temper and grumbled, and without realizing it, he headed towards the lab door where his footsteps were being drawn. He walked bustlingly in front of it with his arms crossed, snooping in the direction of the lab's main entrance.
His wife said she was coming, but he didn't know when she would come.
"She said she would come, but why didn't she come?"
Winter didn't know if it would have been better if he hadn't heard that she was coming, but after hearing that, he couldn't calm down. Moreover, he was very curious about what his mother and Violet had talked about together.
As Winter wandered around aimlessly, he saw a carriage coming from afar. He went outside and waited, and soon the carriage stopped and Violet got out.
Winter unconsciously twitched the corners of hia mouth at the sight of Violet dressed up much more extravagantly than expected. He was at a loss as he noticed the researchers snooping around behind Winter, who looked very different from his usual attire, with black fatigue accumulating under their eyes.
Winter asked teasingly, holding back his laughter.
"Oh, did you say you wanted to dress up when your spouse comes to work?"
"You're wrong. I am."
Winter burst out laughing at her muttering and burst into laughter. Violet's face quickly turned red as she looked gorgeous and sparkly all alone in the lab full of researchers who stayed up all night without even washing their faces. Violet, which Jen had worked hard to decorate, was so dazzling that he was speechless.
He said, taking off the warm-looking gloves on Violet's hands.
"It's okay because it pleases my eyes."
"I need you to hide me."
At Violet's urgent request, Winter sat down and started laughing. Violet covered her face with both hands out of embarrassment, but seeing her husband smile like that immediately filled her with joy.
***
The research center was originally a large building built in a large area that was a ranch. When Violet, who was so sparkly that it was difficult to get close to her, entered the room, all the researchers quietly left the place.
Violet wanted to get out of there quickly because she felt like she was causing harm, but Winter, who doesn't really care about others, was busy dragging her around and showing her around.
"If you're curious about airships, I'll show you. Of course, you have to sign a confidentiality agreement before that."
"I'm curious, but next time. I really want to go to the northern villa soon."
"You can wear whatever you want. Violet Blooming is someone who doesn't need to worry about anyone."
Violet sighed and nodded at Winter's scolding. But her hand tightened on Winter's arm.
"But let's go quickly, let's go."
Winter glanced at Violet. To be honest, he didn't have anything to show, but it was cute that she was so embarrassed, so he was wasting time. He wanted to go around this place a few more times and tease her some more, but he quickly stopped and left the lab.
The two immediately got into the carriage and headed north to the Kanik Hotel villa, near the airfield, where Margrave Heston's title awarding ceremony was scheduled to take place.
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